Aston Martin has named W Series racing driver and James Bond movie stunt driver Jessica Hawkins as their driver ambassador.
In addition to her new role, Hawkins will take part in this year’s W Series, the international Formula 3 championship for women drivers, which will be held this year to support eight F1 Grand Prix races.
The 26-year-old from Poole drove in the first edition of the W-Series 2019 and finished 11th in the overall standings behind champion Jamie Chadwick.
Hawkins has also worked extensively as a stunt driver, including in the upcoming James Bond film No Time to Die.
Hawkins told the Aston Martin website, “I am incredibly excited to join the Aston Martin Cognizant Formula 1 team as the new Driver Ambassador and I am really looking forward to working with Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel, Nico Hulkenberg and the rest of the team .
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We are proud to have @ 1JessicaHawkins as driver ambassador to the team. 
– Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team (@ AstonMartinF1) May 19, 2021
“While it will certainly be a lot of hard work, for me it is a dream come true. Plus, I’m definitely not afraid of hard work.
“I would also like to pay tribute to and thank the W-Series. This is a brilliant championship, without which I would simply never have had the incredible opportunity to work in such a great Formula 1 team.
“I will continue to compete in the W-Series this year and despite my exciting new position at Aston Martin, I will continue to focus on getting my heart out to score as many points as possible in the 2021 W-Series Championship can achieve. “
Aston Martin Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer said: “We are delighted to welcome Jessica Hawkins as the new driver ambassador for the Aston Martin Cognizant Formula 1 team.
“Her racing career has not had an easy time fighting for rides like all young drivers do, especially young women, and her determination to beat the odds is as evident as it is admirable.
“Jessica did well in the opening season of the W-Series 2019 and landed in the top 12 of the series’ ranking, so that she can advance into the next season of the W-Series, which is on the support map of eight Formula 1 grandchildren price will run this year.
“We are sure that Jessica will work very well with everyone on our team in various disciplines, both at the Grand Prix and between them and also with our many partners.”
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